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Open For Business: Places To Visit This Week

Venues are slowly starting to re-open. Head out the house with your family, have some fun and keep following along with LittleGuide for the latest news and updates.
Make A Splash
- Whoa Zone (Holly)
- Jump Island (Brighton)
- Botsford Pool + Clements Circle (Livonia)
- Lamarand Splash Pad (Taylor)
- Dearborn Splash Pads (3 locations)
- Lamarand Splash Field (Taylor)
- Renee Przybylski Memorial Spray Park (Clarkston)
- Squirt Zone Spray Ground (Harrison Township)
Find more splash pads here. Or visit a beach – check out our guide to 20 Family-Friendly Beaches in Metro Detroit
U-Pick Orchards
- Blake’s Farm (Armada)
- Dexter Blueberry Farm (Dexter)
- Rowe’s Produce Farm (Ypsilanti)
- Spicer Orchard (Fenton)
- Whittaker’s Berry Farm (Ida)
- Westview Orchards (Washington)
Visit Animals
- Detroit Zoo (Royal Oak)
- Domino Farm (Ann Arbor)
- Maybury Farm (Northville)
- The Creature Conservancy (Ann Arbor)
- The Reptarium (Utica)
- Kensington Farm Center (Milford)
- Indian Creek Zoo (Lamberville)
- Heritage Park Petting Farm (Taylor)
Picture Perfect Picnics
- Fair Lane (Dearborn)
- Greenfield Village (Dearborn)
- Ford House (Grosse Pointe)
- Meadow Brook Hall (Rochester)
- Cranbrook Gardens (Bloomfield Hills)
Have Fun Outside
- Archery Range (Livonia)
- Riley Archery Range (Farmington Hills)
- TreeRunner Adventure Park (West Bloomfield + Rochester)
- Disc Golf (Dexter/Milford/Shelby Township/New Boston)
- 20 Family-Friendly Beaches In Metro Detroit
Drive-In Movie
- Summer Drive-In At USA Hockey Arena (Plymouth)
- Ford Drive-In (Dearborn)
- Macomb County Drive In Movies (Sterling Heights)
- 15 Mile Drive-In (West Bloomfield)
Play Games + Have Fun
- YoYo’s Fun Center (Westland)
- CJ Barrymore’s Entertainment (Clinton Township)
- Creatopia (Plymouth)
- Sportsway (Westland + Brownstown)
- Mini Golf at Royal Oak Golf Center (Royal Oak)
- Sportsway (Waterford)
- Detroit Kid City (Dearborn)
- Midway Sports and Entertainment (Taylor)
- Sport N Fun (Farmington Hills)
- Kensington Mill Falls Miniature Golf (Milford)
Keep Cool Inside
- Michigan Science Center (Detroit)
- Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit)
- Charles H Wright Museum of African American History (Detroit)
- Motown Museum (Detroit)
- Greenfield Village (Dearborn)
- MARVEL: Universe of Superheroes @ The Henry Ford (Dearborn)Â
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About Carrie Budzinski
Carrie Budzinski is the Vice President of LittleGuide Detroit. She grew up in Livonia and Detroit and continues to live life in both cities. Carrie loves exploring the city and finding hidden gems in the suburbs..
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